All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 23 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was temporarily barring drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure sites in New Jersey and New York.A frenzy of concern about drones in New Jersey and...
Dec 20 2024 // Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement...
Dec 19 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it was temporarily barring drone flights over 22 utility locations in New Jersey amid public concern.The FAA said the decision to bar drones for 30 days at the sites was...
Dec 19 2024 // It’s not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storage tanks along the New Jersey Turnpike.From the...
Dec 16 2024 // NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock last Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute.New Jersey Attorney...
Dec 11 2024 // Horace Mann Educators Corp., which targets teachers and others in education, announced its expansion into New Jersey.Already serving educators in more than 40 states, Horace Mann will offer its suite of financial and...
Dec 4 2024 // A decadelong conflict over the condition of a New Jersey resort town’s beaches, involving tens of millions of dollars in litigation and fines, could come to an end soon.Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood,...
Dec 2 2024 // New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations.Officials this week announced funding to buy and demolish homes in flood-prone sections of Cranford, a Union County community...
Nov 25 2024 // Afore Insurance Services, LLC has added BCA Insurance Group (BCA) of New Jersey to its platform as a partner in the Mid-Atlantic region.The acquisition allows BCA to expand its footprint by continuing to operate under the...
Nov 22 2024 // A New Jersey commercial baker in Paterson faces $385,221 in federal penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer failed to correct workplace safety hazards identified in 2023.The...
Nov 21 2024 // A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New...
Nov 14 2024 // National broker World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired the business of United Counties Insurance Group of Old Bridge, New Jersey on August 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.United Counties...
Nov 13 2024 // North American specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Felsen Insurance Services, Inc., a New Jersey-based agency offering commercial and personal property/casualty insurance. Terms of the...
Nov 13 2024 // National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired the business of Skylands Insurance Group of Flanders, New Jersey on August 1, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Skylands was founded...
Nov 12 2024 // Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than...
Nov 8 2024 // The latest forest fire to break out in New Jersey spurred authorities to evacuate more than a dozen homes Wednesday as crews worked to contain the blaze, but no injuries or property damage has been reported.The New Jersey...
Oct 30 2024 // New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Justin Zimmerman has approved a 6.9% statewide average decrease in rates for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance. The new rates will apply...
Oct 15 2024 // A New Jersey Transit light-rail train operator died and 23 passengers were hurt early Monday after the lead car hit a tree which fell onto the tracks.The incident occurred around 6 a.m. ET when the southbound train from...
Oct 10 2024 // Johnson & Johnson’s bold move to skirt a US court in New Jersey and seek a potentially friendlier venue in Texas to settle claims its baby powder gave women cancer faces a key decision as soon as Thursday.A...
Sep 10 2024 // SAN DIEGO, CA., September 10, 2024 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce its new carrier relationship with DB Insurance Company. Together we have introduced a new admitted homeowner’s...